For the rest of the season the Vikings pull off a pretty miserable 2 wins. One Josh Freeman helps with win and another Peterson wins. Freeman shows why he isn't that great a QB and the Vikings realize while he helped them say in a few more games than Cassel did he isn't a long term answer at QB. The Vikings end up with the 3rd Overall pick behind Jaguars 1st over all and Tampa Bay 2nd over all.

Coaching
The coaching staff is dumped. They decide to go the college route, but want to get someone with previous NFL coaching experience.

HC: David Shaw
He's an offensive guy on a team with a terrible defense, but he has NFL experience and worked under Harbaugh at Stanford before doing well at Stanford himself. He seems like a logical choice to move up and not as much of a gimmick coach as some of the other college coaches.

OC: Frank Reich
As the QB coach for the Chargers Philip Rivers has played somewhat better, and that offense has been rejuvenated. They can't steal the Chargers OC, and I'm not sure I want to, but Reich comes in and can work with Shaw and whomever the new QB is.

DC: Louie Cioffi
Not another huge name, but the DB coach for the Browns has worked with Ray Horton for a while and Horton has successfully turned around the Cardinals defense and is doing the same with the Browns defense. Cioffi seems like a good positional coach to try and snag for a DC.

Scheme
The Vikings make a transition from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense. Floyd moves into an UT spot, Greenway moves into a ILB spot in the 3-4 defense and Griffen to an OLB spot. Henderson also stays in a starting ILB spot. Robison also takes over an OLB spot, being less athletic than Griffen he'll play with his hand in the dirt a lot. Think a San Fransisco style 3-4 defense.

The offense stays on a power blocking scheme and Fusco moves from RG to LG. The offense moves to a slightly more vertical passing attack to open up Rudolph and Patterson's game and Jennings settles in as the shorter WR.

Team Needs
After the major house cleaning the Vikings look for, in the off season:
QB
S
CB
LB
NT
OG
DE
TE

1st Round: Brent Hundley QB UCLA
Hundley is, in my mind, the clear #2 QB in this draft who could push Bridgewater. Clowney goes the pick before to the Buc's and Freeman isn't the answer, but Hundley can sit for at least part of the year if he doesn't beat out Freeman in camp and learn.

2nd Round: Cyril Richardson OG Baylor
Richardson might push Fusco back to RG or he's an extremely good OG prospect, so could play there and let the weaker Fusco be between two better offensive linemen and have less pressure on him. He comes in as a day 1 starter.

3rd Round: Daniel McCullers NT Tennessee
Big fat man to play in the middle, should be a day one starter and free up the LB's a lot.

Trade The Vikings trade up in the third round leveraging their fourth round pick into an early mid third round pick.
3rd Round: Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State
A bigger physical CB, he comes in and is hoped to be a potential starter, if not the Vikings go earlier than a third round CB, but he has time to learn and will push Robinson for the nickle CB spot. (Note, Robinson in nickle does not move into slot this year, but Rhodes does leaving Robinson on the outside where he has performed better)

Trade The Vikings trade down in the fifth round picking up an extra fourth round pick in the 2015 draft.

6th Round: James Gayle, OLB, Virginia Tech

Trade The Vikings move down in the 7th picking up a 7th this and next year.

Solid prospects. I'm not the biggest Hundley fan but I can live with him. Richardson is a blue chip prospect and Gilbert has been very impressive this season.

Not a fan of Shaw though. While not completely his fault, Stanford's defense haven't been very good. With the multitude of defensive prospects they have, the defense should be their strength. Just not convinced he is a good college coach.

Overall, it's solid. I could live with the coaching staff and I'm praying for a defensive scheme switch. Good work._________________

I don't think Freeman would resign if the Vikings are looking to draft a QB.

I've been starting to think this as well. The Vikings have enough money coming off the books next year to Franchise Freeman and still possibly draft a QB.

That's if Freeman shows something this year and the vikings still aren't sure they want to commit to him.

If you're letting Allen walk, franchising Freeman seems to be the best way to go. Sure its expensive and Freeman will be paid as a top 5 QB, the upside is that you have no long-term commitment to him beyond that one year.

It really does seem like Spielman covets Freeman and has since 2009. Now that he got one of his guys he wanted all along, I could see him pushing Freeman on any perspective head coach as the starter for this year.

This team has too many holes on defense to go all in in getting a QB, when this draft doesnt look that strong at the position anyway.

Look at the defensive talent MN passed up on to draft a franchise QB in 2011._________________

I don't think Freeman would resign if the Vikings are looking to draft a QB.

I've been starting to think this as well. The Vikings have enough money coming off the books next year to Franchise Freeman and still possibly draft a QB.

That's if Freeman shows something this year and the vikings still aren't sure they want to commit to him.

If you're letting Allen walk, franchising Freeman seems to be the best way to go. Sure its expensive and Freeman will be paid as a top 5 QB, the upside is that you have no long-term commitment to him beyond that one year.

It really does seem like Spielman covets Freeman and has since 2009. Now that he got one of his guys he wanted all along, I could see him pushing Freeman on any perspective head coach as the starter for this year.

This team has too many holes on defense to go all in in getting a QB, when this draft doesnt look that strong at the position anyway.

Look at the defensive talent MN passed up on to draft a franchise QB in 2011.

I'm praying Freeman shows to be a good fit in Minnesota and all that extra money and our picks in the draft can be used to sure up other positions. Especially on defense.